Knowledge, attitudes and practices of expatriates towards malaria chemoprophylaxis and personal protection measures on a mine in Mali

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-43

  Jute, Stefanus ^a   Toovey, Stephen ^b  

^a Morila Gold Mine ^*  (Mali)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atovaquone proguanil; Doxycycline; Expatriate; Long term traveler; Malaria; Mefloquine

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ATOVAQUONE; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; INSECT REPELLENT; INSECTICIDE; MEFLOQUINE; PROGUANIL;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL STRATEGY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; KNOWLEDGE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MALI; MEDICAL CARE; MINING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELF CARE; TRAVEL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGE FACTORS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MALI; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; TRAVEL;

EID: 33845333372     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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